Mr. Svider currently serves as Partner and Chairman of BC Partners and as Chairman of the Executive Committee of BC Partners, which is a leading international investment firm that specializes in the investment of assets under management in private equity, private debt, and real estate. Since Mr. Svider joined BC Partners in 1992, he has led investments in various sectors, including consumer and retail, technology, media and telecom, healthcare, industrials, and business services. He currently holds the role of Non-Executive Chairman of PetSmart LLC, Chairman of the Board of Valtech, and serves on the boards of Altice USA, Inc., Cyxtera Technologies, Inc., EAB Global, Inc., GardaWorld Corporation, GFL Environmental Inc., NAVEX Global, Inc., as well as the board of the holding company of Presidio Inc. Mr. Svider previously served as a director of Appgate, Inc., Intelsat S.A., Accudyne Industries LLC, Teneo Global, Office Depot, Inc., Multiplan, Inc., Unity Media Group, Neuf Cegetel, Polyconcept, Neopost, Nutreco, UTL, and Chantemur. Mr. Svider holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago and Master of Science degrees in engineering from Ecole Polytechnique, France and Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, France.